Christmas comes early to Wallace

WALLACE — Crowds flocked to downtown Wallace on Saturday evening, Nov. 18, for the annual Christmas at Twilight celebration, which features plenty of arts and crafts vendors to shop from, food trucks, live Christmas music, and of course, a visit from Santa Claus.

This year’s event also included a 26-foot movie screen showing holiday classics like “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” and “The Polar Express.” Speaking of which, the Grinch was also on hand to take photos with the kids, and a “Polar Express” train also gave children rides around downtown Wallace.

The event was capped off by Wallace Mayor Jason Wells reading “The Night Before Christmas” to children of all ages.

Christmas at Twilight is held the weekend before Thanksgiving to kick off the holiday season, encouraging patrons to shop at Wallace downtown businesses.

“Christmas at Twilight was such a success, and we want to thank everyone who participated and those families who came out to support downtown Wallace,” event organizers posted on the Christmas at Twilight Facebook page.

For more photos from Christmas at Twilight, see the print issue of the Duplin Journal, out Nov. 29, or visit our Facebook page.